CV
Education
- PhD in Health Technology at Technical University of Denmark - DTU (2028, expected) , Copenhagen, Denmark
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - KAIST (2025) , Daejeon, South Korea
- B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering at Korea University (2022) , Seoul, South Korea
Publications and Manuscripts
- Chica, E.†, Kwon, Y.†, Jang, H., Kim, Y., Lee, Y., Kim, K., Gogos, J.A., Lee, M. & Lee, H.J.* (2026). Millifluidic triMEA organoid platform with stretchable microelectrode arrays for parallel organoid electrophysiology under standardized perfusion. Lab Chip, 26(20), 5537 - 5551.
- Maric, T.*, Soufi, G.*, Li, Z., Chica, E., Ali, A.A., Al-Roubaï, N., Ahmed, N., Göksel, Y. & Boisen, A. (2026). Near-Infrared Light-Driven Zn/Au Janus Micromotors for Multiplex SERS Detection of Anticancer Drugs. Adv Funct Mater, 36(58), e75935.
- Kim, Y.†, Chica-Carrillo, E.C.† & Lee, H.J.* (2024). Microfabricated sensors for non-invasive, real-time monitoring of organoids. Micro Nano Syst Lett, 12(1), 26.
Conference Presentations
- Chica, E. Gold nanoparticle-functionalized Zn/Au and Mg/Au Janus micromotors for multiplex SERS detection of anticancer drugs. Oral presentation at the MARSS 2026 (Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales), Hangzhou, China, 27 July 2026.
- Chica, E., Jang, H., Kwon, Y., Kim, Y., Lee, Y., Lee, M. & Lee, H.J. Millifluidic triMEA organoid platform with stretchable microelectrode arrays for multi organoid evaluation. Poster presentation at the Society of Micro and Nano Systems 2025 MNS Fall Conference, Yeosu, South Korea, 19 November 2025.
Teaching Experience
- Scientific Writing, KAIST, School of Digital Humanities, Teaching Assistant, 2025
- Nanobioelectronics , KAIST, School of Electrical Engineering, Teaching Assistant, 2024
- Graduate English Writing, KAIST, School of Digital Humanities, Teaching Assistant, 2024
- Calculus I, Korea University, School of Science, Course Tutor, 2020